Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield
U86 · Fairfield, Idaho · Camas County · map
Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield is a public-use airport owned by Camas County in Fairfield, Idaho, 5,058 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,950 feet of dirt.
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What is the airport code for Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield?
Its FAA code is U86.
Where is Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield?
It is in Fairfield, Idaho, 5,058 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,950 feet long, dirt.
Does Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U86
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Camas County
- Elevation
- 5,058 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,950 × 40 ft | Dirt, good |
- Runway 08: right-hand traffic pattern, road on the approach
- Runway 26: pole 40 ft high 230 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Friedman Memorial (24 nm northeast), Gooding Municipal (26 nm south), Jerome County (40 nm south), Mountain Home Municipal (43 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Friedman Memorial (24 nm northeast), Gooding Municipal (26 nm south), Jerome County (40 nm south), Mountain Home Municipal (43 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Idaho · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Ireg winter maintenance. Runway condition bfr use - amgr.
- 15 feet road at runway end 100 feet L.
- Nmrs obstructions WI 300 feet of runway end; 15 feet road at runway end 100 feet R; 35 feet pwr line 100 feet from runway end 75 feet R.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fairfield from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairfield, Idaho: 2 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Forrest Crawford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Alpine Aviation · Oasis, ID (32 nm) · (765) 401-0777 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fairfield 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,199 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/U86.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.